#!contemporary

Title: The King in the Sun Author: Raven & Blue Jay Format: Webcomic Published/Free: Free Length: 9 chapters Status: Ongoing Rating: 16+ Warnings: Suicide/Depression/Occasional Strong Language Link: https://tapas.io/series/The-King-in-the-Sun Summary:

“Eliot, It was sunny today, Like I used to love.”

Oliver dies under mysterious circumstances and his beloved friend Eliot is the only one who can find the truth.

But who is that stranger?

Title: Offside Author: Jamie (cherriesonaversatile) Format: Novel Published/Free: Free Length: ~75.000 words Status: WIP (70% done), published every Friday Rating: M Warnings: None Link: https://graspthesanity.wordpress.com/2017/06/30/offside-chapter-1/ Summary: A gay youth football/soccer player in a small town meets the new kid that has just moved in from the States - tall, full of himself, and straight.

Title: Minu ga Hana Author: Rana Dorada (me!) Format: Web Serial Published/Free: Free Length: 600 to 1000 words per post Status: Ongoing Rating: T Warnings: Swearing, mentions of drug use, eating disorders, sexual assault, and/or bigotry. Link: https://minu-ga-hana-story.tumblr.com/ Summary:A web serial following the paranormal investigator Manami Hayase as she struggles to get her career off the ground. The scores of new people she meets along the way make it clear the world around her isn’t quite what she expected. In fact, it may be even better.

Title: Saudade Author: Jamie/graspthesanity Format: Short story Published/Free: Free Length: 17k words Status: Complete Rating: M Warnings: None Link: Chapter one Summary: Allan and his fiancé are on a break. While attending a friend’s wedding alone in Rio de Janeiro, Allan meets his very first boyfriend at the reception part. The circumstances lead them to reconnect, and Allan retells what happened there through a letter to his fiancé.

Title: Whisper Grass Author: E.K. Weaver Format: Comic Published/Free: Published Length: 28 pages Status: Complete Rating: Mature Warnings: Drug and alcohol use. Link: https://ironcircus.com/shop/ebooks/66-whisper-grass-pdf-ebook.html Summary: Available at last! This is the infamous “missing scene” between between Chapter 24 and Chapter 25 of The Less Than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal. In this 24-page romantic interlude, the boys smoke up, talk, joke around, and get busy. Or, to let E.K. herself explain it…

“Sometimes people ask me why most of the sex scenes in TJ and Amal fade to black, get cut short, or are off-camera entirely. The answer is showing those encounters wouldn’t have moved the plot forward, explored the characters’ personalities, or added any substance to the story. In short, those sex scenes were unnecessary.

Here’s something unnecessary.”

This scene was originally published as a very limited edition comic. It sold out extremely quickly, and people have been asking us how they can get a copy ever since. So, we’re finally offering a digital version!

Review: I don’t think I would characterize Whisper Grass as unnecessary. I’m sure I needed this. I’m sure everybody who loves TJ and Amal needs this.